chain-plates

The port shrouds of the foremast carried away at the chain-plates, and the fore-topmast leaned over drunkenly to starboard.

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The explosion had ripped out the frigate's chain-plates and now the great mast swayed.

Sharpe's Devil Cornwell, Bernard 1992

The explosion had ripped out the frigate's chain-plates and now the great mast swayed.

Sharpe's Devil Cornwell, Bernard 1992

_Josephine_, heeling over to her chain-plates from a sudden rush of wind that appeared to accompany it, the portentous column of vapour darted off almost at right angles to its former course; and then, the cloud, having taken up more of the sea-water than it could contain, burst with

The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea J. [Illustrator] Schonberg

Her crew would not assist to clew up the sails, the anchor had been seized to the chain-plates and could not be let go, and when the gang from the

The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore

Chips came to the rail and leaned over as I came up the chain-plates.

Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"

Later on, the weather seemed calming down and all were very busy repairing damages; but, in the evening, a tremendous sea broke on board carrying away the bulwarks and chain-plates fore and aft on the port side, the accompanying violent gust of wind jerking the maintopsail as if it had been tissue paper out of the ship.

Teddy The Story of a Little Pickle

The anchor, hanging at the cathead ready to let go when the schooner floated in the harbor, he loosely connected with one of the chain-plates by a length of small wire rope, so that, when let go, it would hang a few feet under water and the schooner must drift, possibly ashore, before another anchor could be cleared and put over.

Gold Out of Celebes Aylward Edward Dingle

The collision was tremendous, the anchors and chain-plates being broken, and nothing less than the loss of the masts expected; but at this eventful instant, by the interposition of Providence, the force of the ice seemed exhausted; the two fields suddenly receded, and we passed the Alexander with comparatively little damage.

Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean From Authentic Accounts Of Modern Voyagers And Travellers; Designed For The Entertainment And Instruction Of Young People Marmaduke Park

She was an old-fashioned, frigate-built, full-rigged ship, such as one seldom happens on now, her quarter-galleries, chain-plates, to 'gallant bulwarks, and single topsail-yards being all out of date among the ship-builders of to-day.

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